Following the publication of the DfT’s Signing the Way paper, a new feature at Traffex 2013 will hep show how traffic signs may be illuminated in the future.
Signing the Way sets out the policy framework for ensuring that the traffic signing system meets the future needs of all road users, while building upon the existing and established traffic sign system.
In response to this, visitors to Traffex 2013 will have the opportunity to see for themselves the difference between previous requirements and the proposed way forward at a new feature area called Lighting the Way.
The Lighting the Way feature area is a first for Traffex, which will create a 4,000 sqm darkened indoor display area in the main exhibition hall. This will present an array of retro reflective and directly illuminated traffic signing and lining products in street-lit, unlit and dimmed conditions.
Two very different scenarios will be created, which are intended to capture the essence of typical urban and rural street scenes. The aim of the feature is to demonstrate the situations where each of the product types displayed really come into their own, helping to save lives by guiding the way ahead.
Traffex is the international traffic engineering, road safety, parking and highways maintenance exhibition organised by Brintex Events. It is held at the National Exhibition Centre in Birmingham on the 16–18 April 2013.
For free tickets or more information visit www.traffex.com or www.parkex.co.uk
